List five factors you would consider when selecting individual members for a "Stage 2 OH&S certification audit"

You are the team leader allocated to a stage 2 OH&S certification audit of a large chemical company producing explosives for industrial use wishing to gain ISO 45001 certification. You have been asked to form the audit team.

list five factors you would consider when selecting individual members of that team.

ANS:

The following are the five factors I would consider when selecting individual members of the team:

1)      Audit members knowledge and experience of matter (here chemical and process related to explosive industry bracket close before being audited.

2)      Competence and objectivity as a subject matter expert of the member to evaluate his professionalism.

3)      Commitment of the member to execute a fair audit by having and impartiality objectivity lead and diplomatic attitude towards related chemical matter observation.

4)      Communication and know-how about the legal statutory and environmental requirements for the industry.

5)      Conflict & Change management and the corporation factor to ensure the audit member’s team obtain appropriate, sufficient evidence as per the auditor Assurance procedure and address the risk identified and support the conclusions made by the expert for the aforesaid chemical company and present the audit report for the improvement purpose and not for fault finding.